Re: *> in threads

[Adeodato Simó <asp16@xxxxxxxxx>]

* Kyle Wheeler [Fri, 05 Nov 2004 01:05:18 -0500]:
> On Friday, November  5 at 03:24 PM, quoth luke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:
> > Hi,

> > Some individual messages in threads show '*>' while others show '>' when 
> > pointing to a message.
> > What does it mean?

> It means that mutt couldn't figure out exactly where that particular 
> message was supposed to go in the thread, and mutt made it's best guess.

  which, in case it isn't clear enough, only happens for mails which
  don't carry the appropriate In-Reply-To or References headers. in that
  case, "thread by subject" happens (which can be disabled by setting
  $strict_threads).

  happy mutt'ing,

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